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aims for gas-powered future Let’s use more and more CNG-powered vehicles Myanmar to change all automobiles into gas-fired ones |
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Kits Dear Sir, Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:40:01 +0800 We are looking for the CNG Kits and technology to convert diesel trucks and buses to CNG powered vehicles. We have min 10,000 units as pilot project in Myanmar. We appreciate very much if you can give us some indicative prices. With regards. Thein Zaw |
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CNG-powered vehicles The New Light of Myanmar Thursday, August 26, 2004 Let’s use more and more CNG-powered vehicles In the world today, the price of fuel is skyrocketing day after day and, as Myanmar has to import petrol and diesel annually, it is necessary to use them effectively. Therefore, systematic measures for efficient use of fuel are being taken all over the nation. If each vehicle in the nation reduces the use of petrol a gallon per month, millions of dollars will be saved. At the time when oil prices are going up all over the world, inland natural gas production in Myanmar has been on the increase. Therefore, it is necessary to review the system of fuel use in the nation. A coordination meeting for extended use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel in place of diesel or petrol in automobiles was held at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Industry-2 on 24 August in Yangon. Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Soe Win attended the meeting and delivered an address on the occasion. In his address, the Secretary-1 said that nowadays, even the industrialized nations are using more and more gas-powered vehicles and, therefore, it was time for Myanmar to speed up use of petrol- or diesel-substitute compressed natural gas in cars. In 1986, Myanmar carried out a test on the automobiles using compressed natural gas and now a total of 587 gas-used automobiles run in Insein, Hmawby, Yenangyaung and Minbu regions. The benefits of using compressed natural gas are effective use of locally produced gas, prevention of air pollution, saving of petrol and diesel and cheaper transport charges. Gas-powered vehicles have been running safely in Myanmar since its introduction and owners of the vehicles prefer gas-fired engines to diesel or petrol engines. If all the vehicles in all bus lines use gas-powered engines, bus fares will be cheaper as there can be no limit for the sale of gas. Now, the Ministry of Industry-2 and the Ministry of Energy, in cooperation with other relevant ministries, are taking measures to substitute gas engines in place of diesel engines. As the first phase, 200 automobiles in Myingyan and 1,000 buses and 1,000 automobiles in Yangon have been reinstalled with gas engines. We would like to urge the Ministry of Energy and relevant ministries to try their best to install gas-fired engines in more and more passenger buses and lorries to reduce the use of diesel and petrol. Building 2nd diesel engine factory underway By Ye Lwin CONSTRUCTION of Myan-mar’s second diesel engine assembly factory began in the second week of September, a Ministry of Industry (2) official confirmed last week. Plans to build the factory in Yedashe township in Bago Division were devised in 1998, but were delayed until last month. The project was revived following investment by Xuji Company Group, a heavy construction machinery manufacturer based in Henan Province, China. The factory will become only the second of its kind in Myanmar after Heavy Diesel Engine factory in Indagaw township, also in Bago Division, when building is completed in three years at an estimated cost of US$126 million, the official said. The factory will be run by Myanmar Automobile and Diesel Engine Industries Enterprise under the Ministry of Industry (2) to produce diesel engines and spare parts for domestic and international market, he added. Xuji plans to produce engine parts in China and then import them into Myanmar – about $5m-worth a year – to be assembled at the new factory. “The diesel engines and spare parts manufactured at the Multi-Purpose Diesel Engine Factory will then be used at our three automobile factories,” the official said. Another Ministry of Industry (2) official said the engines produced at the factory would help Myanmar develop and manufacture buses with a 40-passenger capacity, 10-tonne container trucks and 10-tonne cargo trucks. The ministry hopes the new factory will further increase vehicle production in Myanmar – in the 2003/2004 financial year, Myanmar aimed to produced 350 varieties of vehicle, up from just 30 varieties in 1989, the official said. Myanmar has a history of joint-venture machinery factory projects with foreign companies. There are nine vehicle and agricultural machinery factories in Myanmar, including the only diesel engine factory Indagaw township. Meeting held to extend substitution of CNG for petrol and diesel It's time for Myanmar to speed up use of petrol or diesel-substitute gas cars YANGON, 24 Aug A coordination meeting was held at the Ministry of Industry-2 on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road here this afternoon for extended use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel in place of diesel or petrol in automobiles. Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Soe Win delivered an address at the meeting. Also present on the occasion were the ministers, the deputy ministers, departmental heads and industrialists. The Secretary-1 in his speech said that he had dealt with extended production of compressed natural gas-used automobiles on 11 August. He continued to say: Specified measures for extended substitution of compressed natural gas for diesel or petrol for automobiles are to be discussed at the meeting. Myanmar’s output of such fuel as petrol and diesel does not meet the local demand and it has to import them yearly. As the oil prices are going up day by day all over the world, the nation needs to review the system of fuel use at home. At the same time, Myanmar sees good conditions on extended production of natural gas in inland areas. In 1986, Myanmar carried out a test on the automobiles using compressed natural gas, and now a total of 587 gas-used automobiles run Insein, Hmawby, Yenangyaung and Minbu regions. So, it is no longer strange but a significant achievement in the nation’s transport sector. Using compressed natural gas, the nation enjoys several benefits such as effective use of locally produced gas, prevention of air pollution, saving of petrol and diesel and reduction of transport expenses. Thus, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Industry-2 and the Ministry of Science and Technology are to expand the scope of cooperation in extended substitution of compressed natural gas for fuel for automobiles. The national industrialists are also to participate in the tasks, pursuing related technologies. Now, even industrialized countries extend use of gas-powered vehicles. All in all, it is time for Myanmar to speed up use of petrol or diesel-substitute compressed natural gas cars, the Secretary-1 said. Next, Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin reported on arrangements to be made for wide use of gas-fired engines in cars, tpyes of machines to be purchased at home and those from abroad, the number of cars to be installed with gas-fired engines in a month, and coordinated arrangements among ministries. Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi reported on the volume of fuel oil being supplied to buses going round in Yangon, the prospect of the fall in transport charges if all the buses come to use gas-fired engines, and arrangements for the opening of gas stations outlets along Yangon-Mandalay Highway. Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung reported on technological assistance the ministry would provide. Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung reported on prospects of the shift from diesel engines to gas engines, assistance to be rendered by the ministry, and possibility of the fall in prices and bus fares. Minister for Rail Transportation Mai-Gen Aung Min reported on measures being taken for the replacement of gas engines in all the vehicles of the ministry. Next, Deputy Minister for Industry-2 Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw reported on the advantages and disadvantages springing from the use of petrol, diesel and gas engines in cars; and Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Dr Chan Nyein on the use of automobiles with gas engines in developing countries. Later, those present at the meeting gave suggestions on concerted cooperation in the efforts to turn to gas engines. The meeting came to an end with concluding remarks given by Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win. The Ministry of Industry-2 and the Ministry of Energy in cooperation with other related ministries are taking measures to substitute gas engines in place of diesel engines. As the first phase, 200 automobiles in Myingyan, 1,000 buses and 1,000 automobiles in Yangon have been reinstalled with gas engines. |
Challanges ahead as Myanmar aims for
gas-powered future By May Thandar Win Myanmar's first international weekly Sept 27 - Oct 3, 2004 AS the Myanmar government has moved to promote the use of gas-powered cars, the reasons cited have generally been associated with the benefits in terms of cost, both for the economy and car users. Using a fuel that is abundant in Myanmar – Compressed Natural Gas or methane – can reduce the need for imported fuels, particularly diesel. “We decided to convert vehicles to run on CNG due to the possibilities for fuel production,” Lieuntenant Colonel Khin Maung Kyaw, deputy minister of Ministry of Industry (2), told Myanmar Times last week. Methane is abundant naturally as a by-product of rotting vegetative or animal matter and requires very little processing, making it a relatively cheap, reliable source of energy. For car users, CNG can save up to 90 per cent on the cost of fuel, according to Lt Col Khin Maung Kyaw. According to the deputy minister, 165 cubic feet of CNG, which is equal to one gallon, costs about K100. At Myanmar Gas and Petroleum stations petrol costs K180 a gallon and diesel K160 a gallon. According to the international body Roads and Traffic Authority, CNG is about 46 per cent cheaper than diesel and petrol on international markets, Lt Col Khin Maung Kyaw said. “Despite the initial stage of converting a petrol or diesel vehicle to run on gas, which is a significant cost, after conversion, this outlay can be recovered within a short time, particularly for those who drive a lot, like public transport cars and taxis,” he said. A diesel vehicle costs about K1 million to convert to CNG, as the engine must be completely replaced. The options for conversion include a Dual System, which runs on 20 per cent gas and 80 per cent CNG, or a Dedicated System running solely on CNG. For a petrol engine, which only requires technical adjustments, the cost is less depending on the engine. Petrol cars are converted to the Bi-fuel System which allows the vehicle-user to switch between CNG and petrol. Less publicised in Myanmar have been the considerable advantages of using CNG over diesel and petrol. CNG combustion does not produce the polluting oxides sulphur and nitrogen, while non-methane hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides are reduced by 50 per cent and carbon dioxide by 20 per cent. All of these emissions cause acid rain and smog, and subsequently global warming and climate change. Also, unlike petrol and diesel, CNG produces no lead, no benzene and no petrol vapour. However, the smell produced by CNG vehicles is not pleasant, many users agree. The constraints to CNG use though are numerous, experts say, perhaps part of the reason only 587 vehicles made the switch between 1986 and July 2004. According to the Department of Road Transport Administration, there were about 950,000 diesel and petrol vehicles registered in Myanmar up to July 31 this year. “Among them, ambulances, fire engines, oil tankers, motorcycles, three-wheelers and motorised trailers are not suitable for conversion to natural gas,” Lt Col Khin Maung Kyaw said. Also, most luxury cars cannot use CNG, a Yangon mechanic said. That leaves about 256,000 vehicles in Myanmar that can be converted to use CNG. However, due to the present pipeline network, which only conveniently serves Yangon, as well as the capacity of CNG fuel tanks, which permit about 100 miles of travel, vehicles from Yangon should be converted as the first phase, Lt Col Khin Maung Kyaw said. There are two natural gas stations in Yangon, two in Yenangyaung and one in Chauk. The Ministry of Energy is planning to open six more gas stations in Yangon and later throughout the country, including in Mandalay, Yinchaung, Aunglan, Pyay, Gyobingauk, Taikkyi. Long-distance passenger buses and cargo trucks should be converted once more gas stations have been built, the deputy minister said. Mechanics and repair shop workers say there are other constraints that need to be overcome. “There are few automobile repair workshops with few experts in handling natural gas vehicles in Yangon,” a mechanic said. He said repair shops are afraid of handling natural gas vehicles as they think it is dangerous if something goes wrong. “Natural gas vehicle owners have to be very careful when they stop their vehicles, they have to close the gas flow valve… it is not enough just to shut off the engine as in the case of petrol and diesel vehicles.” People are not confident about using gas-powered vehicles, he said. “Heat is also likely to build up in natural gas vehicles due to the weather in Myanmar, unlike diesel cars, because the engine power is large in the case of gas-powered vehicles,” the mechanic said. The large space needed for storing gaseous fuels on board the vehicle is another significant reason for its lack of popularity, another mechanic said, as is the longer time required to fill a gas tank. Myanmar to change all automobiles into gas-fired ones www.chinaview.cn 2004-10-17 10:38:19 YANGON, Oct. 17 (Xinhuanet) Myanmar is stepping up transformation of automobiles in terms of fuel operation, planningto change all petrol- or diesel-operated engines in the country into natural-gas-fired ones amid sustained rise of crude oil prices in the world. Efforts are being made for the extended use of compressed natural gas to run automobiles as natural gas is abundant in Myanmar, according to Sunday's state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar. Myanmar has around 260,000 petrol and diesel cars in the country, over 150,000 of which are in Yangon. Other official reports said Myanmar will add six more natural gas stations in the capital as part of its plan to strengthen the country's gas supply for vehicles and reduce fuel import. More gas stations will also be opened later across the country including major cities such as Mandalay, Magway, Myinchan, Aunglan,Pyay and Yinchaung. There are two natural gas stations in Yangon, two in Yenangyaung and one in Chauk. With a total of about 476,000 motor vehicles moving in the country now, Myanmar's petrol consumption has at least doubled in the past decade as registered, consuming about 100 million gallons(420,000 tons) of petrol and about 340 million gallons (1.4 million tons) of diesel annually in most recent years. Although Myanmar produced about 6 million barrels (798,000 tons)of crude oil annually at home, yet it could not meet the demand and had to import about 130 million US dollars' worth of the oil per year. Under its measures to extend use of such gas in place of petroland diesel, the government has re-installed over 2,000 automobileswith gas engines as the first phase of the move. Myanmar has been using natural gas limitedly to run cars safelyafter tests on compressed natural gas were carried out in 1986. Such gas brings benefits of saving of fuel, effective use of locally produced gas, prevention of air pollution, speedy flow of passengers and commodities and catching up with modern technology. With three main large offshore and 19 onshore oil and gas fields, Myanmar possesses a total of 87 trillion cubic feet (TCF) or 2.46 trillion cubic meters (TCM) of gas reserve and 3.2 billionbarrels of recoverable crude oil reserve, official statistics show. Myanmar produced 9.79 billion cubic meters (BCM) of gas and 7.2million barrels (957,600 tons) of crude oil in 2003, exporting 6.45 BCM of gas and importing 27.85 million dollars' crude oil during the year. Enditem |